⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:56 · SA 53-56 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:04 · SA 73-76 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Rose Bad Pass. Stolen by Brad Miller.
Q4 3:31 · SA 80-86 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:35 · SA 16-16 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 4:22 · SA 78-86 SAC
- Turnover
Mike Bibby Bad Pass. Stolen by Manu Ginobili.
Q4 0:49 · SA 85-91 SAC
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:18 · SA 89-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| SA | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
